Stories

The Microsoft Philanthropies program TEALS, started this school year in Miami, and teachers are already seeing the benefits of the program in their classrooms.

How do you engage equality and inclusion conversations in computer science? What conversations starters do you use? Do you even engage at all? Check out the following video from CODE.org. Take some time, digest it, and then share it with others. It will definitely help start those conversations.

Although summer is a time to re-charge, COVID-19 has definitely changed the paradigm for all this year. Our tireless team used that time to continue the mission of CSTA by continuing to grow as educators and on community engagement. Read more to see how some of our team spent their summers.

On our first Teacher Highlight, we showcase our very on Chapter Secretary, Mark Godinez. Mark teaches AP computer science Principles, VR Unity coding, and Work Experience at South Dade Senior High School. Learn how he earned the South Florida NCWIT Affiliate Educator of the Year Award.

 

On our last meeting, the founder of STEM Fuse Cater Tatge, presented their platform. Tatge's main goal, besides introducing CS to students at every subject, is to make it affordable.

CSTA Miami Chapter has a new Professional Development. Here we will be posting all P.D.'s that come our way!

CSTA Miami Chapter has a new Job Opportunities page. As we keep growing our community, we will be posting more jobs. The page also has a link so you can submit more opportunities for posting.

Last Friday, May the 4th, middle school students at Gulliver Academy in Pinecrest, hosted primary and lower school students in a STEAM fair where students learned how to code with more than 5 different platforms. The event also involved activities related to each of the STEAM fields.

Girls Who Code and CSTA Miami join to spread computer science in South Florida.

Welcome to CSTA's new website and member experience!

CSTA Miami held its first information session to develop their local chapter.